Ruler · 1018 – 1042

Harthacnut

Lived 1018 – 1042; monarch. Monarch of Denmark of Danish Realm, 1035 – 1042; also in the line of Denmark, Kingdom of England and North Sea Empire.

Wikidata's English label: Harthacanute.

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Lived: 1018 – 1042; 24 years
In office: 7 years; one reign
Lines: 4; states
Left it: natural death; Kokkonen & Sundell

Monarch of Denmark

Danish Realm · the 9th of 59 dated reigns · 854 – 2024

5 before

Eric the Victorious992 – 993

Harald II of Denmark1014 – 1018

Cnut the Great1018 – 1035

Harthacnut1035 – 1042

Magnus the Good1042 – 1047

Sweyn II of Denmark1047 – 1076

Harald Hen1076 – 1080

47 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1035 – 1042 · 7 years · came to it aged 17

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

Also in the line of Denmark (16th of 66), Kingdom of England (14th of 53) and North Sea Empire (3rd of 3).

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